I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me...

[tonstant_weader]

I went to a screening of actor/director Adrien Grenier's new documentary, Teenage Paparazzo this past week that dealt with the topic of fame, celebrity culture, the evolution of our relationship with fame, and the irony inherent in celebrity privacy.  You don't have to read the longer review, but I recommend if it plays in your city, go see it.  It

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[sophiamoon]

I can't be the only one honestly not interested in celebrities or the private lives of individuals who do something that's unavoidably public? And I can't for the love of fame understand why anyone would be interested in mine, other than my friends and family.

Honest exchange about the trade (be it acting, writing, sport at a very high level, music) yes, absolutely, but other than that?

Of course, I don't miss the irony of being a writer, having a LJ to publish RPS about footballers, trying for a (next) publisher for my first English language novel (a story that's, partly, about the impossibility to avoid becoming a public property in the particular situation of the main characters)

Interesting thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

[tonstant_weader]

Thanks for reading! And no, of course, there a range of interest - 0 being you or my ex-boyfriend who had no interest or knowledge and 10 being my current assistant who is obsessed with the gossip to the point of work blocking some celeb websites. I'm about a 3-4. I still read some trades, but after being out of the business less so and I definitely still read reviews because I'm a born critic.

One of the in-film experts had said all animals desire attention, but only higher primates need acknowledgment. I think there is a difference in what you do (sharing... relatively anonymously I might add) and those seekers of fame and hangers-on.

And the topic, as is modern life in general, is filled with ironies. It's part of what makes we humans so complex. :) Good luck with your next publisher! This novel keeps sounding more and more interesting every bit I hear.

[sophiamoon]

I always say (can't remember who I stole it from) that a story finds its true completion in the mind of the reader.
And, of course, it's extremely rewarding if that reader is touched by my words. But I guess I'm too introvert to even be able to understand the attraction of fame for the sole reason of fame.

And I have to admit, I have two very strong emotions concerning Ravages. I believe people should at least have the chance to read it when they want to. But I also dread the mere idea of the possible consequences, even if most of it very likely will never happen and Ravages will go the way of almost all novels: sell a few hundred copies to friends, family and a handful of strangers and that's it.
Because if a publisher wants it, it will be me, my real name and my face. Doing anything else would be weird to say the least, considering how I have lived my life thus far.